Deadline: 13 February 2025
The Arts Council with its Irish Language Literature Bursary Award seeks to provide writers and picture-book artists with dedicated time and resources to think, research, reflect, create and write.
Objective
- The objective of the Irish Language Literature Bursary Award is to enable professional writers and picture-book artists to spend more time on their creative work when it is at a critical point in its development.
Funding Information
- You should apply for one of the following amounts:
- €20,000
- €15,000
- €10,000
- The bursary is available for up to one year. Multi-annual awards will not be made.
Eligible Projects
- You can apply for the following types of literary writing:
- Fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction (memoir and essays)
- Children’s fiction and poetry, including picture books
- Original graphic novels and comics
Ineligible Projects
- You can’t apply for:
- Screenwriting
- Journalism
- Religious writing
- Professional, instructional or academic writing
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Make their applications through Irish. Applications for this award are assessed through the Irish language, and shortlisted applicants are considered by a panel of Irish-language writers and critics.
- Be resident in the Republic of Ireland. However, they may accept applications from outside the Republic of Ireland. In this case, you must detail in your application form how your proposal would benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland. They would need to be satisfied with your explanation.
- Be professional practising artists. Be a professional practising writer or picture-book maker. Although you might not earn income continuously or exclusively from your arts practice, you must identify yourself, and be recognised by your peers, as a professional practicing writer or picturebook maker. You will need to demonstrate through your CV that you have professional experience as a writer of creative work. This usually takes the form of publication with independent, recognised journals or publishers.
Ineligibility Criteria
- People not eligible to apply include the following:
- Individuals currently in undergraduate education (including those undertaking foundation courses)
- Individuals seeking support towards fees for postgraduate (including unaccredited)/higher education or study
- Individuals seeking support towards work undertaken as part of a formal course of study
- Individuals seeking support towards the costs of undertaking an internship
- If you are in full-time employment, you must be seeking time away from employment to work on your practice, and how you plan to approach this should be outlined in your application
- Aosdána members in receipt of a Cnuas.
For more information, visit Art Council.
